Geocycle India has made investments for implementing co-processing solution for the wastes and expects a reasonable return on investment for the same. However, in the Indian set up, the legislation is politically influenced.

Bidyut Bhattacharya,Chief Technical Director, Sinoma International Engg Co India
Positive about the potential of the country, Bidyut Bhattacharya, Chief Technical Director, Sinoma International Engg Co India explains that though the Indian industry saw a bad patch on the road to economic growth, the way forward is still exciting. The mature cement industry can definitely make use of some policy changes that will put the industry back on track in 2014. Excerpts from the interview.

The Indian cement industry, has, over the years, employed the best available technology for production. Given their high degree of blended cement usage, Indian cement producers are at the forefront of both fuel and electrical energy consumption on a per tonne- of- product basis.

Increasing population and industrialization have created dual problem of energy crisis and waste disposal. B K Modi and L R Rajasekar examine the trend towards using incinerable wastes as fuel in cement kilns in lieu of fossil fuels.